Catlett is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 331 people and two associated neighborhoods, Catlett is the 362nd largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Catlett was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Catlett economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Catlett, where the median household income is . Catlett home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Catlett real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Catlett is a blue-collar town, with 47.71% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Catlett is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Catlett who work in healthcare (33.33%), office and administrative support (18.95%), and sales jobs (0.00%).Because there are quite a few people attending college in Catlett, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Catlett provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. Catlett’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Catlett has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Catlett has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Catlett than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Catlett may be for you. One downside of living in Catlett, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 44.37 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Catlett does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Catlett are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.29% of adults in Catlett have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Catlett in 2022 was $44,473, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $177,892 for a family of four. Catlett is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Catlett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Catlett residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Catlett include Irish, African, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. In addition, Catlett has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.21%). The most common language spoken in Catlett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and West Germanic languages.
